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One of the last generation’s most celebrated releases appears to be heading to the Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list for Xbox One. As spotted by Reddit, the listing for Dark Souls 3 on the Australian Xbox store revealed that buyers will receive a backwards compatible version of the cherished Dark …

Mattel-owned Mega Bloks has grabbed itself another gaming license – Activision’s Destiny. Last week it was reported that a new range of Halo Mega Bloks was on the way as part of a larger deal with Microsoft. Not it has been revealed that Destiny toys are also on the way …

Toolset launched in mid-2013 ‘concluded’ last year

The Guildford-based studio behind Warhammer strategy titles Quest and Deathwatch has closed after its latest title failed to take off. Despite warm review scores for Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch, the game struggled to find an audience, resulting in the death of the mobile developer. I and the majority of the team …

Just days before the launch ofStreet Fighter V, and the beginning of the2016 Capcom Pro Tour(CPT),Red Bullhas signed the biggest free agent in the fighting game world. EVO2014Ultra Street Fighter IVchampion Olivier Luffy” Hay of Franceannouncedon Saturday that he has signed with the energy drink company’s team. The terms of …

Single-use item that removes ads from a game is brought by more than half of players, but only contributes one per cent of income

It’s theLeague of LegendsWorld Championships Quarter Finals, and I am surrounded by over 10,000 otherLoLfans inside of Wembley Arena. Origen (one of only two European teams competing) are about to emerge victorious in their matchup against the Flash Wolves and as the nexus falls the entire arena leaps to its …

As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Distribution Team category Advantage Part of the Centresoft family, Advantage Distribution is a multi-channel supplier, distributing thousands of parcels each week for next day delivery to …

It appears that a sequel to PlayStation 4 launch title Knack is in development. That’s according to a – now deleted entry – on the LinkedIn page of an employee of Taiwanese development company, XPEC Entertainment. Thanks to NeoGAF for spotting this. The developer’s LinkedIn said that they have been …

Tempo Storm’snewly minted Brazilian side shocked North America’s top teams in the IEM KatowiceCounter-Strikequalifier just days after the players signed with the organization. With just one North American spot in the event available, many fans expected sides likeCloud9,Team LiquidorCounter Logic Gamingto compete for the slot—but all three teams fell to …